Letter: Possible shutdown will hurt country; let Republicans suffer

Conservative is defined as "tending to preserve established traditions or institutions and to resist or oppose any change in these." Liberal is defined "as tolerant of views differing from one's own; giving freely, generous."

Both the House and the Senate are elected to serve the will of the people.

Unfortunately, the only time that the voting populace is considered is around election time when politicians come and make nice. Having been elected, they return to Washington with their own agendas.

The rest of the time, the fracas between conservatives and liberals is nothing more than a posturing for control of the Senate/House/presidency. Most of the time, this control isn't for the well being of the American populace.

In this case, it is an expression of extreme hatred of an African-American president. Just to prove their point, the Republicans are ready and very willing to let the country go into government shutdown regardless of how it hurts the American people.

If the shutdown happens, the first to lose their salaries and benefits should be the ones who put us in this position in the first place, namely the elected Republicans. I have no problem with them losing their income and having to struggle with the consequences along with the rest of us.

Anne Hawkins

Cloister Drive

Murfreesboro

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Letter: Possible shutdown will hurt country; let Republicans suffer

Conservative is defined as 'tending to preserve established traditions or institutions and to resist or oppose any change in these.' Liberal is defined 'as tolerant of views differing from one's own;